Two excellent points!! I was even SHOCKED to hear that there is a "TV" tax in England. Taxing the number of TVs a household has.Originally posted by WyrreJ
Meanwhile the reason eurocars are tiny little underpowered things compared to american cars is twofold:
1) Most countries tax car ownership based on engine displacement and number of cylinders. So, the smaller the displacement and less the number of cylinders, the less tax charged. This also explains the prevelance of turbocharged cars over there - very high HP/displacement ratio.
2) European gasoline prices are less subsidized than american gas prices. So, when faced with paying closer to the true cost of gasoline, the market naturally moves towards more fuel-efficient vehicles.
Can anyone from England clarify this one?
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